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A dark cave. This is where one will most likely hear ambience sounds.

Ambience (sometimes called cave noises) is a set of sounds that occasionally play when the player is in close proximity to a dark cave. They were made by C418, who also composed Minecraft's music. Ambient sounds can be played in any dimension, including the Nether and the End and can be heard in both singleplayer and multiplayer. Despite their name, they are not sounds that one would expect to hear inside of a cave, such as falling pebbles or dripping water, but rather supernatural noises frequently likened to demonic or ghostly moans, vehicles, ringing bells and instruments.

Ambient sounds can play in a space of any size, but they seem to play much more likely in larger spaces positioned 10 - 20 blocks away from the player in any direction, and completely filled with a light level less than 8 without any lighting from the sky (the ambience will more likely play from the direction of lower levels because of a lower light level). The space does not need to be sealed off - a sound can even play from a space that the player can actually see - nor does the player need to be underground to hear it. The sounds can also come from player-created spaces, even if that space is a box above the clouds.

The Sounds

Ambient sounds are found in the resources/newsound/ambient/cave from the .minecraft folder. They play randomly in different pitches, like other sounds of Minecraft do. There are 13 sounds (Cave 1 - 13) in total:

  1. A train passing by.
  2. An echoing choir of angelic voices.
  3. a low-pitch orchestra.
  4. The roar of demon.
  5. ringing.
  6. car passing by.
  7. someone hitting a gong.
  8. A grunt of a blaze.
  9. Distant airplane.
  10. A loud violin screech.
  11. A mine cart passing by.
  12. A loud boom.
  13. A ghostly moan.

History

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1.2.1
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Snowball|Snowball]]<br/>{{about|the throwable item|the enchantment in ''Minecraft Dungeons''|MCD:Snowball}}
{{ItemEntity
|image=Snowball.png
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=Yes (16)<br>
Yes (64){{upcoming|java Combat Tests}}
|size=Height: 0.25 Blocks<br>Width: 0.25 Blocks
}}

'''Snowballs''' are throwable combat items that hit but do not damage most [[Mob|mobs]] on impact.

== Obtaining ==
{{see also|Tutorials/Snow farming}}

=== Mining ===
A [[shovel]] without the [[Silk Touch]] enchantment can get 4 snowballs by breaking a [[snow block]], and 1–8 snowballs by breaking or blasting [[snow layer]]s – one per layer. The [[Fortune]] enchantment does not affect these amounts.

{{IN|bedrock}}, snowballs are dropped from snow layers even when mined with a Silk Touch shovel.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-59729||Snow layers don't drop themselves when mined with a silk touch enchanted shovel}}</ref>

==== Explosions ====
Creeper and TNT [[explosion]]s leave snowballs in the resulting debris field if near snow.

==== Ravagers ====
{{IN|BE}}, Ravagers destroy snow layers, dropping snowballs.

==== Pistons ====
{{IN|BE}}, a block or piston head pushed into the position of snow layers destroys the snow layers, dropping snowballs. 1-3 layers drops 1 snowball, 4-5 layers drops 2 snowballs, 6-7 layers drops 3 snowballs and 8 layers drops 4 snowballs.

=== Mob loot ===
[[Snow golem]]s drop 0–15 snowballs upon death, unaffected by [[Looting]].

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|snowball}}

== Usage ==

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

=== Combat ===
[[File:Throwing a snowball on a pig.gif|300px|thumbnail|right|Throwing a snowball on a pig animation.]]
Snowballs can be thrown by {{control|using}} them. There is no charging time or cooldown for firing them,{{Until|java Combat Tests}} meaning they can be thrown as fast as the player can click.

Like other projectiles, snowballs are affected by gravity: their range is the same as those of [[egg]]s and [[ender pearl]]s, less than that of [[arrow]]s fired from [[bow]]s, and more than that of [[splash potion]]s. In [[Bedrock Edition]], players will receive damage and will be knockbacked.

Snowballs deal {{hp|3}} each to [[blaze]]s but they deal no damage to other mobs. Mobs still receive knockback and act the same as if they were being damaged (for example, [[zombified piglin]]s who are hit by snowballs become aggressive). Players {{in|BE}} receive knockback, while players {{in|JE}} are unaffected.<ref>{{bug|MC-3179|||WAI}}</ref>{{Until|java Combat Tests}}

When fighting the [[ender dragon]], [[end crystal]]s are able to be destroyed by snowballs being thrown at them.

Snowball, like other projectiles, can be used to distract the [[warden]]. A warden walks towards the location where the snowball lands to inspect it, giving the player time to escape. However, if snowballs are fired too frequently (at least twice in 5 seconds), the warden walks straight to the player instead.
In the new versions they can hit players but just only in bedrock
=== Dispenser ===
Snowballs can be fired from [[dispenser]]s.

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Thrown snowballs use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
{{Sound table
|rowspan=3
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|subtitle=Snowball flies
|source=neutral
|description=When a player throws a snowball
|id=entity.snowball.throw
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.snowball.throw
|volume=0.5
|pitch={{frac|1|3}}-0.5
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Snowball flies
|source=neutral
|description=When a snow golem shoots a snowball
|id=entity.snow_golem.shoot
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.snowball.throw
|volume=1.0
|pitch={{frac|1|3}}-0.5
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Dispensed item
|source=block
|description=When a dispenser shoots a snowball
|id=block.dispenser.launch
|translationkey=subtitles.block.dispenser.dispense
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.2
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|rowspan=3
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a player throws a snowball
|id=random.bow
|volume=0.5
|pitch=0.33-0.5}}
{{Sound table
|source=neutral
|description=When a snow golem shoots a snowball
|id=mob.snowgolem.shoot
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
{{Sound table
|source=player
|description=When a dispenser shoots a snowball
|id=random.bow
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.83-1.25
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Item
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Snowball
|spritetype=item
|nameid=snowball
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Entity
|showentitytags=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Snowball
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=snowball
|entitytags=impact_projectiles
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Item
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Snowball
|spritetype=item
|nameid=snowball
|id=374
|form=item
|foot=1}} 
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Entity
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Snowball
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=snowball
|id=81
|foot=1}}

=== Entity Data ===
Snowballs have entity data that define various properties of the entity.

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED}}

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

== Advancements ==
{{Load advancements|Bullseye}}

== Video ==
<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|2E-c9P8kyfg}}</div>

==History==
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.5|[[File:Snowball JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added snowballs.
|Snowballs are used to craft [[snow block]]s.
|Snowballs could stack up to 64.}}
{{History||v1.0.5_01|Snowballs now stack to 8.
|Added a new snowball [[sound]] effect.
|Harvesting snowballs now requires a [[shovel]].}}
{{History||v1.0.6|Snowballs now stack up to 16.
|Thrown snowballs no longer disappear.}}
{{History||v1.1.1|It is no longer possible to obtain more than four snowballs from a solid [[snow block]] (the [[player]] was previously able to obtain 4-6 snowballs per snow block allowing an infinite number of snowballs to be made).}}
{{History||v1.2.0|snap=preview|[[Fireball]]s use the same texture as the snowball.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.2|Snowballs can now be fired by [[dispenser]]s.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease|[[Fireball]]s no longer use the snowball texture.}}
{{History|||snap=RC1|Snowball throwing sound was changed.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w32a|Snowballs no longer damage the [[ender dragon]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w36b|Snowballs now produce particles when thrown at an entity.}}
{{History|||snap=15w49a|Snowballs, as well as all projectiles, now take the thrower's motion into account when fired.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The entity ID has been changed from <code>Snowball</code> to <code>snowball</code>.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 332.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Snowball JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of snowballs has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Snowballs can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[snowy tundra]] [[village]] houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w08a|[[File:Snowball JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of snowballs has been changed, once again.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=Pre-Release 1|Snowballs are now affected by [[bubble column]]s.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1|Snowballs now generate in [[ancient city]] chests.}}
{{History|upcoming java}}
{{History||Combat Tests|snap=Combat Test 4|Snowballs now stack to 64, once again.
|Snowballs now have 4-tick cooldown and are not rendered for the first 2 ticks to prevent screen flickering.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Snowball JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added snowballs. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.3.0|Snowballs now drop as an item when mining [[snow block]]s and [[snow layer]]s.
|Snowballs can be used to craft [[snow block]]s.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|Snowballs can now be thrown.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 14|Snowballs are now available in the [[creative]] inventory.}}
{{History||v0.12.0|Snowballs now deal [[damage]] to [[blaze]]s.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Added [[snow golem]]s, which [[drops|drop]] snowballs.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|Snowballs now deal knockback to [[player]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Snowball JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of snowballs has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Snowballs can now be found in some [[snowy tundra]] [[village]] house [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.5|[[File:Snowball JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of snowballs has been changed, once again.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|switch=1.0.1|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Snowball JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added snowballs.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|switch=none|wiiu=none|[[File:Snowball JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of snowballs has been changed.}}

{{History|3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Snowball JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added snowballs.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* A thrown snowball faces the player in the first-person view, while it appears horizontally rotated in third-person view. This is the case for all throwable items ([[ender pearl]]s, [[egg]]s, snowballs, and all throwable [[potion]]s).

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--snowball Taking Inventory: Snowball] – Minecraft.net on August 3, 2019

{{Items}}
{{entities}}

[[Category:Combat]]

[[cs:Sněhová koule]]
[[de:Schneeball]]
[[es:Bola de nieve]]
[[fr:Boule de neige]]
[[hu:Hógolyó]]
[[ja:雪玉]]
[[ko:눈덩이]]
[[nl:Sneeuwbal]]
[[pl:Śnieżka]]
[[pt:Bola de neve]]
[[ru:Снежок]]
[[th:บอลหิมะ]]
[[uk:Сніжок]]
[[zh:雪球]]</li><li>[[A Very Fine Item|A Very Fine Item]]<br/>{{Joke feature}}
{{Item
| image = A Very Fine Item.png
| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

'''A very fine item''' was a joke item from [[Java Edition 20w14∞]], found only in the {{code|isolation}} dimension.

== Appearance ==
The texture of a very fine item resembles the side face of a grass block with the words "Home Sweet Home" written on it. Unlike most items, its texture is 64x64 pixels, rather than the usual 16x16.

== Obtaining ==
=== Dimension ===
A very fine item can only be obtained from an item frame in the {{Code|isolation}} dimension. There is a maximum of 1 fine item that can be found legitimately in any world.

=== Cheats/Creative mode ===
This item can't be found in the creative inventory, but it can be middle-click duplicated in creative mode or given with the {{Code|code=give <target> minecraft:fine_item <amount>}} command.

== Usage ==
This item cannot be placed or used in any way other than a trophy. It can still be inserted and/or rotated inside of an item frame.

== Data values ==

=== ID ===
{{ID table
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=java
|displayname=A Very Fine Item
|spritetype=item
|nameid=fine_item
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||20w14∞|[[File:A Very Fine Item.png|32px]] Added a very fine item.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:isolation biome.png|The Easter Egg dimension that the item spawns in.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Items}}
{{Jokes}}

[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]
[[Category:Joke items]]

[[es:A Very Fine Item]]
[[pt:Um item muito bom]]</li></ul>
12w07aThe map format was updated to the Anvil format, which now allows ambience to be heard in Multiplayer.
Ambience was known to play only in 3×3×3 spaces or larger, but they've been heard playing in spaces of smaller size.
1.8
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Disc Fragment|Disc Fragment]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Disc Fragment.png
| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

A '''disc fragment''' is a [[music disc]] fragment obtained from [[ancient city]] loot chests. Nine fragments can be combined in a [[Crafting Table|crafting table]] to make a music disc named "5".

== Obtaining ==
=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|disc-fragment-5}}

== Usage ==
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage|Disc Fragment 5}}
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|edition=java<!--
|showitemtags=y-->
|showforms=y
|firstcolumnname=Track
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Samuel Åberg - 5
|spritename=disc-fragment-5
|spritetype=item
|nameid=disc_fragment_5<!--
|itemtags=-->
|form=item
|foot=y}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w16a|[[File:Disc Fragment.png|32px]] Added disc fragments.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.28|[[File:Disc Fragment.png|32px]] Added disc fragments.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
9 to 5.jpg|9 fragments of the 5 music disc.
</gallery>

==See also==
* {{EnvLink|Music}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc}}

{{Items}}

[[de:Plattenbruchstück]]
[[es:Fragmento de disco]]
[[fr:Fragment de disque]]
[[ja:レコードの破片]]
[[pl:Fragment płyty]]
[[pt:Fragmento de disco]]
[[ru:Фрагмент пластинки 5]]
[[uk:Фрагмент платівки]]
[[zh:唱片残片]]
[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Dupe Hack|Dupe Hack]]<br/>{{for|the method to duplicate items and blocks|Tutorials/Block and item duplication}}
{{stub}}
{{Joke feature}}
{{exclusive|java}}{{item
| image = Missing Model.png
| rarity=Common
| stackable=No
|title=minecraft:dupe_hack|renewable=Yes}}
'''minecraft:dupe_hack''' is a joke item from [[Java Edition 23w13a_or_b]].

==Obtaining==

Once the <code>dupe_hack_occurrence_chance</code> vote is approved the '''dupe hack''' item has a random chance of dropping whenever an entity with chests is killed by a player, e.g. when destroying a [[Minecart with Chest|minecart with chest]] with a [[sword]].

It doesn't appear in the [[creative]] menu, not even when the [[Options#Controls|option]] "Operator Items Tab" is enabled, but can be given to the player with [[Commands/give|<code>/give</code>]] and other commands.

==Usage==
The dupe hack item can be used to create a limited amount of duplicate items by placing it on a [[crafting table]] with any other item. It has a random chance of breaking, controlled by the <code>dupe_hack_break_chance</code> vote. This limitation can be mostly bypassed by putting the items in an [[Ender Chest|ender chest]] first and duplicating the chest.

===Crafting ingredient===

{{Crafting
  |Any Item
  |Dupe Hack
  |Output=Any Item, 2
  |showdescription=1
  |description=The dupe hack item remains in the crafting grid after duplicating an item.
  |foot=1
}}

==Data values==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=minecraft:dupe_hack
|spritetype=item
|nameid=dupe_hack
|form=item|foot=1|spritename=missingno}}
==History==
{{History|java}}
{{History||23w13a_or_b|[[File:Missing Model.png|32px]] Added minecraft:dupe_hack.}}
{{History|foot}}

{{items}}
{{Jokes}}
<references />
[[ja:Dupe Hack]]
[[pt:Dupe Hack]]
[[Category:Joke items]]</li></ul>
Ambience no longer plays when entering the Nether or the End.

Issues

Issues relating to "Ambience" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

  • Ambience is not an indicator of nearby ore, underground structures, mobs, etc. Following them can still lead the player to such things indirectly, since they emanate from unlit caves.
  • Ambience can be used to detect areas where hostile mobs are able to spawn, since both require a light level of less than 8.
  • Due to the unsettling atmosphere of ambience, these sounds can be frightening to some players. However, they do not represent any immediate danger. They only play in deep darkness. If you do not want to hear the sounds, ambience can be disabled by turning off Ambient/Environment sound, though this also means all environment sounds are turned off.
  • If the fifth sound is listened closely, presumably at loud volume, sounds of thumping can be heard, like someone walking.
  • If the seventh sound is listened closely, a short creak or a sizzle can be heard near the beginning.
  • The eighth sound resembles a stretched blaze sound. Although it sounds like there is one nearby, Blazes are very rarely encountered outside the Nether, unless it has traveled through a Nether portal or has been spawned using a spawn egg.
  • On rare occasions ambient noises can be heard if the player is standing by an ocean or deep body of water, regardless of light level outside the water. This is because deep bodies of water have very low light levels making this possible.
  • The rarest sound to hear is 1.
  • 11 12 and 13 seem to be the same sound at different pitches. The length of the sound is different in each one though. The pop heard at the beginning is an error and can sound different each time you play the sound (most noticeable on 12).
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